I’m pushing for an answer on this, but the basic gist is that we can only provide a RRP (Recommended Retail Price) to retailers, which, in this case, is the same across the two versions. How much they actually sell it for is down to them, which is why prices vary.

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Problem is... if they now list them at the same price people will mass pre-orders of the collectors edition, meaning GAME will lose out on money because they are not shifting out stock of the standard one. there has to be a difference in price because people like you dont want to spend 5 quid more because they are tight so making you get the standard one.

if you see a big packet of maltesers and a small packet of maltesers both 50p which one would you buy and everyone else buy ?? ...the big one. so then what does the shop do with the small packets ??

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The actual cost is not the issue here, its the fact that SCEE have tried to make amends to the loyal fans, by offering the collectors edition at the same price as the std edition. And personally, I can see little point in Sackboy costumes or avatars as they do not enhance the game at all.

It just gets my back up when, by their own admission, they completely ignore the RRP and charge what they like.

The actual cost is not the issue here, its the fact that SCEE have tried to make amends to the loyal fans, by offering the collectors edition at the same price as the std edition. And personally, I can see little point in Sackboy costumes or avatars as they do not enhance the game at all.

It just gets my back up when, by their own admission, they completely ignore the RRP and charge what they like.

I see your point totally man yeah!! BUT let me be hypathetical for a second yeah!!

Retailers do NOT have to stick to RRP's if they did then NOONE would make profit, So what do they do?? They buy in said game at say £40 a copy Say 150,000 which is about £6000. Alot of stores do this Tescos being one of them!!!

So The company management say to make a profit of this for the first couple weeks we sell at £45, which gives them an extra £5 per copy becouse they went stright to sony/distributer and paid for them so very little if anything goes back to sony/MM coz they already have thier money.

So The Stroe then sell it at £45 for the first 2 weeks and say they sell out (Hypathetacly) they only make £750 after they get thier £6000 back. But sell it on or under the RRP then they would break even or make a loss!

Thats why (In my opinion) stores and or Independets ALWAYS add an extra fiver here or there to thier in store prices.

Personally I dont mind paying the extra fiver for LBP 2 LE coz i know the game itself is worth it! i feel the extra Fiver is for the DLC but that's my opinion!!!

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But Game have the right to charge whatever they want. The RRP is just a guide, Game can and are allowed to charge whatever they feel like, be it £5 more or £5 less. It's how they decide to run their business.

At the end of the day, it's down to whether the consumer want's to pay for it at that price....if people want it badly enough then they will pay it, and Game knows this (as i doubt the majority know that the Standard and Collectors are to be recommended to sell at the same price).

But Game have the right to charge whatever they want. The RRP is just a guide, Game can and are allowed to charge whatever they feel like, be it £5 more or £5 less. It's how they decide to run their business.

At the end of the day, it's down to whether the consumer want's to pay for it at that price....if people want it badly enough then they will pay it, and Game knows this (as i doubt the majority know that the Standard and Collectors are to be recommended to sell at the same price).

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They don't buy games for £40 a copy though. They don't buy games for the RRP. I haven't ever worked for Game but I understand pricing. It's just pure greed. That is all. Selling at the RRP still gives them profit.

Please dont jump on the end of a thread unless you have read the whole thing :( I've already stated several times that IT IS NOT the value that is the problem. Its the fact that SCEE were trying to make amends for a crappy collectors edition, by giving it to us for the same price. And companies like Game, BY THEIR OWN ADMISSION, completely ignore the RRP so they can make more profit.

It comes down to exclusivness. Game will happily pay companies for exclusive content / editions in order to prize sales away from the smaller retailers. That way they can charge the general public over the top prices

And yes I have heard of price comparison sites thank you, in fact you will find a particularly good one in my signature :( but if you had cared to look, they do not list the collectors edition :( :(

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Sorry but the RRP of a game is £49.99 (Bar Call of Duty titles). Game retailers then choose their pricing accordingly. Sony sell it for the same RRP so what is the problem? RRP is recommended retail price, not the actual price you pay....